Azalea mame up-date

[Shima]

Just did a bit of refining today. 4.75"
The little turds are fish emulsion.

 

[grouper52]

The little turds are fish emulsion.

Not sure how that happens, but you may want to see a doctor about that.

Nice tree, btw ...

 

[M. Frary]

The little turds are fish emulsion

How do you make them poop on the soil?
With the squeeze it out of them method?
Or the hold them over it till they crap method?

 

[Shima]

Flying fish, silly person.

 

[Shima]

Not sure how that happens

To much sushi maybe?

 

[sorce]

Shima...

I almost bought a huge plate about that teal at Marshalls yesterday!

Just for you!

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

Nice tree

Yes. Yes it is.
Lots of power in that small package.

 

[Bolero]

Would like to see it in flower...

 

[Shima]

Would like to see it in flower...

At your service...
It just finished. In a few months it'll do it again. Throws everything out of scale.
Fotos are so unforgiving. I was liking it better before I saw the pic. Hard to get my fingers in there.

Bruce

 

[bonsaidave]

You only need 5 flowers to cover the whole thing. Nice

 

[M. Frary]

I like it better without the flowers.

 

[Shima]

I like it better without the flowers.

Me too. Damn flowers.

 

[M. Frary]

Me too. Damn flowers.

It just looks weird on such a small tree.
They do help emphasize the smallness of the tree though.

 

[just.wing.it]

Awesome!
Right up my alley there!

 

[Bolero]

Huge flowers for a small Azalea... reminds me of a Rhody...I sort of like it but the scale of flower to leaf is strange maybe it has something to do with being in a Hawaiian Rainforest.
I appreciate your Photo work, very nice & thanks for sharing.

 

[sorce]

They do help emphasize the smallness of the tree though

Hell yeah!

It totally shrunk!

Amazing!

Sorce

 

[namnhi]

Me too. Damn flowers.

You know you can remove them.... if you hate them.

 

[M. Frary]

Azaleas can be made to look good without the flowers.
Like this one.
It isn't really designed to pander to the blooms it seems.

 

[Shima]

You know you can remove them.... if you hate them.

Really? Do I need an app?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I love this azalea with flowers. Yes, it throws proportions way out, to the point of absurdity, which is why I like it in flower. Sometimes bonsai is so quite, constrained, peaceful, meditative & serene it f*****g puts me to sleep. The flowers pop, bang, okay, I'm awake and I'm going to look at you baby. And aren't you cute.

It is perfectly acceptable to have a tree that visually demands attention for a month or so each year. You can go back into the Zen trance when flowers are done.

If I did not like flowers, I would only grow boxwoods. The whole point of Satsuki is the riotous display of flowers. I have a dozen azalea, and only one boxwood. Generally I hate deciduous trees that don't have color at least one season each year.